Plaça d'Espanya station explained

Plaça d'Espanya
Native Name:Estació de Plaça d'Espanya
Native Name Lang:Catalan
Type:FGC rapid transit and commuter rail station
TMB rapid transit station complex
Address:Plaça d'Espanya
Barcelona
Borough:Catalonia
Country:Spain
Coordinates:41.3747°N 2.1492°W
Map Type:Spain Barcelona
Owned:Government of Catalonia
Operator:
Line:
Platforms:
  • 2 side platforms and 1 island platform (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 2 side platforms (Barcelona Metro line 1)
  • 2 side platforms (Barcelona Metro line 3)
Tracks:
  • 4 (Llobregat–Anoia Line)
  • 2 (Barcelona Metro line 1)
  • 2 (Barcelona Metro line 3)
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:The upper hall of the Llobregat–Anoia Line station has a bicycle parking rack.[1]
Accessible:The FGC entrance (southwestern side of Plaça d'Espanya) is fully accessible.
Code:
  • 122 (Barcelona Metro line 1)[2]
  • 321 (Barcelona Metro line 3)[3]
Zone:1 (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)[4]
Opened:

  • (Llobregat–Anoia Line and Barcelona Metro line 1)

  • (Barcelona Metro line 3)
Passengers:5,405,512[5]
Pass Year:2018
Pass System:Llobregat–Anoia Line

Plaça d'Espanya, also simply known as Espanya, is an interchange complex underneath Plaça d'Espanya, in the Barcelona district of Sants-Montjuïc, in Catalonia, Spain. It comprises the Barcelona terminus of the Llobregat–Anoia Line and a Barcelona Metro station complex served by lines 1 (L1) and 3 (L3). On the L1, the station is between Hostafrancs and Rocafort, and on the L3 it is between Poble Sec and Tarragona. The Llobregat–Anoia Line station is served by Barcelona Metro line 8 (L8), Baix Llobregat Metro lines S33, S4 and S8, and commuter rail lines R5, R6, R50 and R60. The services on the Llobregat–Anoia Line (including the L8) are operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), whilst the L1 and L3 are operated by Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB).[6] [7] [8]

History

The station opened in 1926, when both the metro line L1 platforms, on the initial section of L1 between Bordeta and Catalunya stations, and the upper level FGC platforms opened. In 1929 the station served the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition held nearby.[1] [6]

The metro line L3 platforms were added in 1975, on the then separate line L3b between Paral·lel and Sants stations. The platforms became served by the L3 proper in 1982, when the L3 and L3b were merged into a single through service.[7]

In 1997, two lower-level platforms were added to the FGC part of the station, aligned in anticipation of future eastern extension of the FGC lines.[1]

Station layout

The station complex comprises three sets of platforms, serving three different sets of lines on three different track gauges. All three sets of platforms are connected by pedestrian subways to each other, and to various street entrances in the square and its surrounding streets.[6] The sets of platforms are:

Accesses

The interchange station has the following entrances:[1] [6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barcelona-Pl.Espanya . ca . trenscat.com . 2014-12-02.
  2. Web site: Barcelona metro line 1 - Station Espanya . . 30 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Barcelona metro line 3 - Station Espanya . . 30 July 2015.
  4. . Integrated Railway Network . PDF . August 2013 . 26 June 2014 . 19 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140619000221/http://www.atm.cat/web/pdf/ca/xarxa_ferrov_global.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. 2018. 5 September 2019. 77 .
  6. Web site: Espanya (L1) . ca . trenscat.com . 2014-12-02.
  7. Web site: Espanya (L3) . ca . trenscat.com . 2014-12-02.
  8. Web site: Track map of the Barcelona Metro . cartometro.com . 2014-12-02.